Analysing language in Jekyll and Hyde (Part 2)
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will read the next extract from the famous Gothic story 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' by Robert Louis Stevenson and then build on our ability to analyse language. We will think carefully about the connotations of key word choices and techniques. Then, we will end on a quiz exploring what you have learnt.
Content guidance
- Contains conflict or violence.
Supervision
Adult supervision suggested
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5 Questions
Q1.
What is a character introduction?
where a character is killed
where a writer uses dialogue with a character
Q2.
What is a spatial shift?
it is the same as setting
when a character moves
Q3.
What is foreshadowing?
when the reader knows what will happen because they have read the story before
when the writer lets the reader know something awful is about to happen
Q4.
What is repetition of an idea?
where the same phrase at the beginning of successive clauses is repeated
where words are repeated
Q5.
Why can setting be so important for a story?
makes a story more believable
so a reader knows where the characters are
5 Questions
Q1.
What is a tyrannical male?
male character who is dominant
powerful character who uses their power benevolently.
Q2.
What is a convention in literature?
genre a text belongs to
the way a writer has to write their story
Q3.
What is a portent?
dream
when a reader knows a character is deeply unhappy
Q4.
What is an inexplicable event?
an event no-one saw coming
an event that happened in the past
Q5.
What is overwrought emotion?
when a character gets very upset
when a character is highly stoic